Onehunga Havili

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Onehunga Havili
Date of birth (1996-02-16) 16 February 1996 (age 28) [1]
Place of birth Tonga
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight113 kg (17 st 11 lb; 249 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Queensland Country
Utah Warriors
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016– Perth Spirit 1 (0)
2022– Aurillac ()
2023– Utah Warriors ()
Correct as of March 27, 2023
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017– Force 0 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017– Tonga 2 (0)

Onehunga Havili (born 16 February 1996) is a Tongan-born rugby union player who currently plays for the French Rugby Pro D2 club, Aurillac. He also plays for the Utah Warriors of Major League Rugby (MLR) in the U.S.

Havili toured New Zealand with a Tongan under-14 side, and was recruited by Sacred Heart College, Auckland. [2] He then played for the Blues under-18s before moving to Australia to join Perth's Future Force academy. [3]

In 2017 he was selected for the Tongan rugby squad. [4]

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References

  1. "| Western Force".
  2. "NRC: On the wing and back for Onehunga". rugby.com.au. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. "Havili joins Future Force academy". Super Rugby. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. "Onehunga Havili named in Tongan November Test Squad". Palmyra Rugby Club. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2021.